Hatay in other saying Antakya ;
throughout the history has been an attractive place and welcomed many people
from immigrations . Easy life conditions , good climate , fertile soils and a
crossroadlocation where Anatolia
connected to Syria and Palestine has been madeHatay region is an important place for people for
thousands of years.

The most suitable harbours to
reach Mediterranean sea from Mesopotamia are also located in this
region.

Hatay is the southernmost
province of the Republic of Turkey. Hatay has a border with
Syria from west andsouth. Adana , Gaziantep and Osmaniye are
the neighbour cities of the Hatay. Population of the city is around 1.5 million
people.